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I'll start that one off with the P-39 Aircobra. Any more?
Arthur Kramer For WW2 era you can't ignore the Brewster F2A Buffalo which was a great handling machine in its earliest versions but was too heavy and underpowered to face the Japanese with any significant success. Though like the P-39 in the USSR the Finnish Air Force did wonders with the Brewster when facing aircraft that were contemporaries in design era. also the Heinkel 177 Grief. John Dupre' |
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"Scott Ferrin" Unless that's how *you* define a loser. Scott Ferrin a loser? That has been an elephant in the room for some time now. |
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"Darrell A. Larose" A.V. Roe Canada CF-105 Avro Arrow, a long range interceptor that only had a 700 nm range. The is bearly enough to fly from CFB Cold Lake to Whitehorse, Yukon. The concept as a interceptor that would meet a wave of Soviet bombers over the high Arctic, but didn't have the legs to get there! The replacement was the IM99B Bomarc SAM complete with nuclear warhead. Range of that was in the 200-400 miles bracket, a great place to have a nuclear weapon go off and scatter radiation over Canadian cities and towns. I guess the yanks didn't consider that when they gave them to us! Good thing they were never used, eh! Only good thing about the Bomarc was to be assigned to the debriefing, parking and turn around crews. ;-) |
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C-133 George Z. Keith Willshaw wrote: "ArtKramr" wrote in message ... I'll start that one off with the P-39 Aircobra. Any more? Regards, Boulton Paul Defiant Supermarine Swift Avro Manchester (although the Lancaster did in spades) Fairey Battle Keith |
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In article ,
"Tarver Engineering" wrote: "machf" wrote in message ... Would the F-22 fit in this category, or is it too early to tell yet? That is pretty much up to the galloping dominoes now. Well, Tarver doesn't like the F-22, so it's got a decent chance of being a contender for "best aircraft ever." -- cirby at cfl.rr.com Remember: Objects in rearview mirror may be hallucinations. Slam on brakes accordingly. |
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In article qLvyb.536636$9l5.371394@pd7tw2no,
"Ed Majden" wrote: The replacement was the IM99B Bomarc SAM complete with nuclear warhead. Range of that was in the 200-400 miles bracket, a great place to have a nuclear weapon go off and scatter radiation over Canadian cities and towns. I guess the yanks didn't consider that when they gave them to us! Good thing they were never used, eh! Only good thing about the Bomarc was to be assigned to the debriefing, parking and turn around crews. ;-) You should remember that with small fission warheads at high altitudes, there is very little fallout, and practically zero compared to even a single megaton-level ground strike. Not to mention that they planned on using the same size of warhead over most of the continental US for air defense... -- cirby at cfl.rr.com Remember: Objects in rearview mirror may be hallucinations. Slam on brakes accordingly. |
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"Chad Irby" You should remember that with small fission warheads at high altitudes, there is very little fallout, and practically zero compared to even a single megaton-level ground strike. What makes you think that these would have been high level blasts??? Tactics with the B52 was a ground hugger to avoid SAMS and radar detection. Incinerating a Bear full of nuclear warheads would have created a severe nuclear fall out problem! Not to mention that they planned on using the same size of warhead over most of the continental US for air defense.. U.S. Bomarc sites were near the Canada/U.S. border and most intercepts would have taken place over Canada.. Bomarc bases were hard sites. Fighter aircraft like the CF-105 would have been dispersed all over the country to forward bases in the event of an attack. They could also have been able to be called back in case of an error. A Bomarc was a one way trip! |
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Subject: Aircraft that never lived up to their promise
From: "Erik Pfeister" Date: 11/30/03 6:43 PM Pacific Standard Time Message-id: (ArtKramr) wrote: I'll start that one off with the P-39 Aircobra. Any more? Regards, Arthur Kramer Obvious, the Martin Marauder (B-26), no load, no range, no speed, no altitude. No comment. (grin) Arthur Kramer 344th BG 494th BS England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany Visit my WW II B-26 website at: http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer |
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